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An Indian man slices branches of wood for cooking food at a village in Agra. Cooking with wood can be intimidating for the uninitiated. Outdoor grilling on a charcoal or gas grill, barbecue or fire pit is straightforward and most people have at least some experience with it. A wood fire grill is seen as a bit more advanced or adventurous, but it doesn't have to be! It's not as hard as it may seem as long as you know a few things going in. There are definitely advantages to cooking over real firewood but there are some trade offs as well. I'll try to lay out both sides for you here so you can decide for yourself if you want to try your hand at real wood cooking or leave it to the wood fire grill restaurants. No one can deny that real firewood smoke has some of the best flavors that are infu
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